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MLB umpire Joe West is set to retire after the 2021 postseason Cassius Winston Jersey and has officially informed Major League Baseball of his plans, . The 68-year-old is the record holder for most games umpired, a record he broke in May. His record-breaking game came when he umped his 5,376th contest, which surpa sed previous record holder Bill Otto Porter Jr. Jersey Klem.West is scheduled to work the National League Wild Card Game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.West was asked if he would be behind home plate, to which he told ESPN, "we're not supposed to say, but I am." Gary Payton II Jersey Here's more from West (via ESPN): "Breaking the record was the goal. I thought I would do it last year but the season got a little me sed up and I don't think it was right to work until the point of the record then just quit."Spending more than four decades with Washington Wizards Hoodie the game, West has a lot to pa s on to umpires that follow him."Your first responsibility is to the game of baseball," he told ESPN. "That might not mean the commi sioner's office. It's the game itself. Your second responsibility is to your profe sion. That might not mean the umpire's union. The third responsibility is to do in your heart what is morally honest and correct. If you do that, you won't be wrong." West has been in the center of a handful of controversies both on and off the field over his lengthy career, including in John Wall Jersey 2020 .